WEBVTT IGHT'S EDUCATION ALERT,>> THE DRIVER, BEHIND THE WHEELOF A BALTIMORE COUNTY SCHOOLBUS.WITH AN ANGRY MAN LITERALLYRIDING AND POUNDING ON THE HOOD.APPEARS TO BE FIGHTING FOR HISJOB.TIM THE VIDEO TAPE HAS GONE: VIRAL, THE IMAGE OF A MANTRYING TO STOP A SCHOOL BUS,EVEN AS IT CONTINUED TO ROLL.NOW IT'S THE DRIVER, WHO MAKESDAILY RUNS TO BALTIMORE COUNTY'SLOCH RAVEN ACADEMY, WHO HASTURNED UP MISSING FROM HISROUTE.BUT PARENTS SAY THERE'S MUCHMORE TO THE STORY OF A BUSDRIVER SOME HAVE LABELED A LOCALHERO.>> HOW COULD YOU GET RID OFSOMEBODY THAT CARED THAT MUCHABOUT CHILDREN WHO AREN'T HIS.TIM THEY CAME TO THAT CONCLUSION: WHEN THE DRIVER, WHO THEY CALLMR. TOM, DIDN'T SHOW UP ALLWEEK.IT'S A QUESTION BEING ASKED BYTHE MOTHER OF AN 8TH GRADER WHOSAT RIGHT BEHIND THE DRIVER ASHE FACED AN ANGRY RESIDENT.WE TRIED TO HELP PARENTS GETSOME ANSWERS.HERE'S WHAT WE'VE COME UP WITH,BALTIMORE COUNTY SCHOOLOFFICIALS, IN A STATEMENT SAYSTHE DRIVER IS STILL A BCPSEMPLOYEE.PARENTS SAY THE DRIVER DESERVESBETTER.>> I UNDERSTAND IT WAS KIND OFIFFY WHAT HE DID BUT ALL HETHOUGHT ABOUT WAS PROTECTING OURCHILDREN.THAT WAS HIS ONLY THOUGHT TOKEEP THEM SAFE.TIM SOURCES TELL 11 NEWS: THAT SINCE THE DRIVER WASPULLED FROM HIS ROUTE, HE'S BEENPERFORMING ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIESAT ANOTHER SCHOOL SYSTEM SITE.IN TOWSON, TIM TOOTEN, WBAL-TV

The video has gone viral of a man trying to stop a school bus even as it continued to roll. Now, it's the driver, who makes daily runs to Baltimore County's Loch Raven Academy, who has turned up missing from his route.

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"How could you get rid of somebody that cared that much about children who aren't his?" said Heidi Tenebaum, a parent.

Some parents said the bus driver was responsible for keeping their children safe during the whole ordeal.

Leverne Doran, 68, was charged after he tried to stop a Baltimore County school bus, claiming someone threw a bottle from one of the windows.

Parents got word a couple days ago that the man they call "Mr. Tom" was no longer picking up students at their assigned bus stops all week, and they've been trying to find out why.

"I was furious, instantly furious," Tenebaum said. "I understand it was kind of iffy what he did, but all he thought about was protecting our children. That was his only thought, to keep them safe."

Baltimore County Public Schools officials would not say whether the bus driver has been let go. The district issued a statement, saying, "The driver is still a BCPS employee. We cannot release any information at this time, as this is an ongoing police matter."

But parents aren't buying it, saying the driver deserved better. They said his bravery may have cost him his job, and parents believe that under the circumstances, the driver should be given the benefit of the doubt.

"There's no precedent for this. This is something that I don't think anybody would think of when they put the rules in the rule book," Tenebaum said.

Parents said they'll start a petition drive to try and bring the driver back, if needed.